Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, 40 years ago. Currently cruising in interstellar region of our galaxy Milky Way, at a distance 20.6 billion kms from the Earth, this remarkable piece of engineering has only 68 kB memory available for its information systems. To put this into perspective, my current cell-phone memory is 3.7 million times larger.
I was a freshman student when Voyager 1 was launched. 40 years on, I am still inspired by its colossal performance. As a software engineer no other human endeavour impressed me close enough, including Egyptian pyramids, Internet, iPhone or self-driving cars.
This blog is dedicated to Voyager 1 and home grown projects that it inspired.
Join me, and enjoy the ride.
Voyager website
